Jesse James Rides Again

Jesse James Rides Again (1947) is a Republic film serial.

Jesse James Rides Again
Directed by	Fred C. Brannon Thomas Carr
Produced by	M. J. Frankovich
Written by	Franklin Adreon Basil Dickey Jesse Duffy Sol Shor
Starring	Clayton Moore Linda Stirling Roy Barcroft John Compton Tristram Coffin Tom London Holly Bane Edmund Cobb
Cinematography	John MacBurnie
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	August 2, 1947 (U.S. serial)[1] March 28, 1955 (U.S. re-release)[1]
Running time	13 chapters / 180 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$149,967 (negative cost: $180,497)[1]

Cast

• Clayton Moore as Jesse James
• Linda Stirling as Ann Bolton. It was during filming of this serial that Linda Stirling met her future husband Sloane Nibley.[2]
• Roy Barcroft as Frank Lawton
• John Compton as Steve Lane
• Tristram Coffin as James Clark
• Tom London as Sam Bolton
• Holly Bane as Tim
• Edmund Cobb as Farmer Wilkie

Production

Jesse James Rides Again was budgeted at $149,967 although the final negative cost was $180,497 (a $30,530, or 20.4%, overspend).[1]

It was filmed between January 10 and February 5, 1947.[1] The serial's production number was 1696.[1]

This was one of only four 13-chapter serials to be released by Republic. Three of the four were released in 1947, the only original serials released in that year. The fourth serial of the year was a re-release of the 15-chapter, 1941 serial Jungle Girl. This marked the first time Republic had re-released a serial to add to their first run serial releases.[1]

Stunts

• Tom Steele as Jesse James (doubling Clayton Moore)
• Dale Van Sickel as Frank Lawton/James Clark (doubling Roy Barcroft & Tristram Coffin)

Special Effects

Special effects created by the Lydecker brothers.

Release

Theatrical

Jesse James Rides Again's official release date is 2 August 1947, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.[1]

The serial was re-released on 28 March 1955 between the first runs of Panther Girl of the Kongo and King of the Carnival.[1]

Chapter titles

1. The Black Raiders (20 min)
2. Signal for Action (13 min 20 s)
3. The Stacked Deck (13 min 20 s)
4. Concealed Evidence (13 min 20 s)
5. The Corpse of Jesse James (13 min 20 s)
6. The Traitor (13 min 20 s)
7. Talk or Die! (13 min 20 s)
8. Boomerang (13 min 20 s)
9. The Captured Raider (13 min 20 s) – a re-cap chapter
10. The Revealing Torch (13 min 20 s)
11. The Spy (13 min 20 s)
12. Black Gold (13 min 20 s)
13. Deadline at Midnight (13 min 20 s)

_Source:[1][3]

See also

• Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948) – later Jesse James Serial
• The James Brothers of Missouri (1949) – later Jesse James Serial
• List of film serials by year
• List of film serials by studio

References

1. Mathis, Jack (1995). Valley of the Cliffhangers Supplement. Jack Mathis Advertising. pp. 3, 10, 98–99. ISBN 0-9632878-1-8.
2. Cline, William C. (1984). "5. A Cheer for the Champions (The Heroes and Heroines)". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
3. Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

• Jesse James Rides Again at IMDb
• Jesse James Rides Again at the TCM Movie Database